Go Back
Easter Peep Cake
Benchi

Easter Peep Cake Amazing Festive Surprise

This Easter Peep Cake features soft pastel cake layers, rich vanilla buttercream, and colorful Bunny Peeps for a bright and festive Easter dessert centerpiece.
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 725
Ingredients Equipment Method

Ingredients
  

Ingredients
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 3 large eggs, room temperature
  • 1 cup buttermilk or whole milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Pink gel food coloring
  • Yellow gel food coloring
  • Blue gel food coloring
  • 2 cups unsalted butter, softened (for frosting)
  • 8 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (for frosting)
  • 1/3 cup heavy cream
  • 24 Bunny Peeps
  • 1 cup sweetened coconut flakes, dyed green
  • Easter M&M’s candies

Equipment

  • 9-inch round cake pans

Method
 

Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans and line with parchment circles.
  2. Cream butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
  3. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Stir in vanilla extract.
  4. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
  5. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk alternately to the butter mixture. Mix just until smooth.
  6. Divide batter evenly into three bowls. Tint one pink, one yellow, and one blue using gel food coloring.
  7. Pour each color into prepared pans.
  8. Bake for 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  9. Cool in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.
  10. Beat butter for frosting until creamy.
  11. Gradually add powdered sugar, mixing well.
  12. Add vanilla, salt, and heavy cream. Beat until smooth and fluffy.
  13. Place blue cake layer on serving plate. Spread frosting evenly on top.
  14. Add yellow layer and frost. Place pink layer on top.
  15. Apply a thin crumb coat around cake and chill briefly.
  16. Frost entire cake smoothly.
  17. Press Bunny Peeps around edges of cake.
  18. Fill center with green coconut flakes and decorate with Easter M&M’s candies.